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What Causes White Or Yellowish Colored Phlegm?
I have been caughing up nasty phlem for the last 5 days it was green then dark yellow now its kinda a milky yellow/white, however the last 2 days it has been mixed with blood just in the morning after sleeping, goes back to just yellow/white after an hour of being awake. do i need to see a doctor?
Mon, 12 Jan 2015
Hi, thanks for your query.
Yellow coloured phlegm suggests lung infection.
If I were your treating doctor, I would have prescribed penicillin antibiotics + anti histamine + mucolytics combination drugs twice daily for 1weeks. Expectorant cough syrup.
If symptoms persists, then please consult with your doctor and get evaluated. Hope my answers have helped you. Thanks.
Yellow coloured phlegm suggests lung infection.
If I were your treating doctor, I would have prescribed penicillin antibiotics + anti histamine + mucolytics combination drugs twice daily for 1weeks. Expectorant cough syrup.
If symptoms persists, then please consult with your doctor and get evaluated. Hope my answers have helped you. Thanks.
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